Robots, Life the Universe and Everything

Category: Robotics

After having printed a lot with ABS and PLA, finally decided to get a roll of Ninjaflex filament for testing on my Prusa Version 1. I was expecting that given this filament’s flexible characteristcs I would have to do many adjustments to the printing parameters however I was surprised at how easy it was to print almost… Read More Printing with Ninjaflex

After a long hiatus of Robotics activities I am starting a new project: A Chess Playing Robot. As a logical step up of the Tic Tac Toe Playing Robotic Arm I built some years ago I have started building a Chess Playing Robot. The idea is to build not only a Robot Arm that play… Read More 3D Printed Chess Robot Gripper

Chronometer for timing robot competitions. Article published in Robot Magazine Chronometer for robot line following or maze solving competitions. Used at the June 2011 first annual CNRG Ottawa Regional competition. Consists of a Propeller board and a pair of infra-red (IR) emitters and detectors. Schematic of one of the gates.

Robomagellan, RC Truck Hacked version (2010) This version of my 2010 Robomagellan robot was based on a RC Toy Truck base where the original truck electronics board was replaced with a DFRobot Motor Controller (L298N H-Bridge) and the original electromagent used for steering was replaced with a Hitec HS-322HD servo. Additional sensors (sensor overkill perhaps)… Read More Robomagellan, RC Truck Hacked version (2010)